Saturday, March 11, 2017

What To Do When Your Faith Is Strong But Your Walk Is Weak



I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. —Acts 26:19

{CHAMBERS} “If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given us, we alone are responsible— not God. We lose the vision because of our own lack of spiritual growth. If we do not apply our beliefs about God to the issues of everyday life, the vision God has given us will never be fulfilled. The only way to be obedient to “the heavenly vision” is to give our utmost for His highest— our best for His glory. This can be accomplished only when we make a determination to continually remember God’s vision. But the acid test is obedience to the vision in the details of our everyday life— sixty seconds out of every minute, and sixty minutes out of every hour, not just during times of personal prayer or public meetings. […] It is essential that we live and “walk in the light” of God’s vision for us (1 John 1:7).”

{ELGIN}  The other day at work I met a Christian friend in the hallway whom I had not seen for over 10 years.  We both had changed, one of us looked a bit older.  Since we were both on the way to somewhere else, we could only chat for a few minutes. So we kept the conversation light.  When I asked about his family, looking down, he told me that he and his wife had divorced.  I told him I was sorry to hear that.  We chatted for a few more minutes and then went our separate ways.  Since we both work for the same organization, I looked his name up on the email address list and followed up our conversation with an email.  I told him that I was really happy that I got to see him again and that we should have coffee sometime.  Then I wrote “I wanted to ask you,  how is it with you and the Lord?”  When he replied he wrote that “my faith is strong, but my walk is weak.”  Can you identify with that?   He was telling me that he knows he is a Christian but he is not walking  in the light.  God will bring people along your path, like my friend, for the expressed purpose of your being an encouragement to them.  Think about the opportunities God has given you, and maybe you missed, and be ready for the opportunities that are to come.

Perhaps you are the one with a strong faith and a weak walk.  Don’t accept the lies that getting back to where you once were in your walk is hopeless and you are helpless.  God has not forgotten you.  Be on the lookout for chance meetings with other believers.  Don’t isolate yourself out of shame or fear, that is merely discouragement from the Devil.  You are a child of the King.  (Joshua 1:9) “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

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